Heather pov
"Seems so strange…doesn't it?" I murmured.
"Yes your no lying there Eva." He smiled, strange is definitely the way to describe it.
"Did you know when I first saw you I swore that I wouldn't try to talk to you, that I'd ignore you but it seems life had other plans. Ginny kept going on about how cute you were, and everything despite what the diary had done to her. I was adamant that I wouldn't let my guard down around you…" I murmured.
"Strange because I thought similar thoughts… Do you know how many Slytherins fancy you?" My eyes widened in shock. "Literally they are kind of obsessed with you Eva. You may be a Gryffindor but you certainly look like a Slytherin, you are a Slytherin at heart though so it's not surprising. I guess it's your eyes that make you so attractive to most of them; they are a shade of the killing curse exactly which is what makes you so shocking." He smiled softly as he saw my face.
"Seriously? But wasn't I, until recently, the most hated Gryffindor because of the fact I destroyed the future you as a baby?" I gaped.
"Well didn't you say that Ginny Weasley had a thing for me despite the whole chamber issue with the diary?" He arched an eyebrow.
"Well that's different Tom." I explained shortly.
"How is it different?" He asked.
"Well I have completely thrashed them when it comes to Quiditch, and I have done things in the past to make them hate my guts. You haven't yet committed the many murders you're convicted for so although you opened the chamber of the secrets last year, hardly anyone knows this. However everyone knows that I of my own free will have completely humiliated them through the years and escaped there leader." I explained in more depth.
"Yes but surely Ginny Weasley knew this information?" He asked softly.
"Ok I get your point…" I sighed. "It's just weird to think that the Slytherins who have made my life hell actually…."
His laugh was so enchanting, like a soft melody. "I understand what you mean, if you haven't noticed many of the Gryffindor girls aren't exactly against me. It's seriously disturbing yet infuriating as despite this didn't actually back you up in the hall." He smiled softly. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there or things wouldn't have gotten so far…" He murmured.
"Don't worry about it Tom, I guess at least the whole school now knows where I stand and in this war I am now classed as neutral. Although the Gryffindors will hate me for that, I am not bothered about it; when have most of them done anything for me? It's my true friends that I am worried about, how much have I hurt them? I'll always blame myself because I doubt they'll ever forgive me for it and rightly so. I know that I'll never forgive Ronald Weasley again." I murmured sadly.
"Tom? Heather?" It was Bella, she was obviously looking for Tom rather than me but I figured she assumed we would be in the same place. Although Tom and I, until a few seconds ago, could be considered friends whenever something huge had occurred then it had always seemed to be when we were together unless you count this morning in the hall.
"We're here Bella." Smiled Tom.
She turned around, slightly startled to see us in the hallway behind her. "Tom, there is currently chaos about breakfast; some are convinced you used an unforgivable on her. Oh and Heather I should warn you Gryffindor are on the war path with you at the moment, Neville has tried looking for you but had obviously failed for the moment." Tom and I shared a look.
"Neville, is he angry?" I asked quickly.
Her face softened a bit. "No he isn't angry with you Heather not at all he's merely worried. He also had a go at Hermione Granger for believing Ronald Weasley. It was startling I hadn't expected him to be quite such a site when he is angry. Excuse me for doubting him; he must have got into Gryffindor for a reason. I just never expected to see him yell or raise his voice, it was quite startling."
"Neville still stands by me?" I asked wondering whether Bella was lying or not. I hoped she wasn't but with everything that had occurred in my past I found it hard to trust people and after breakfast… I am so worried; what if Neville never forgives me?
"Yes…" She smiled. "He was quite fierce about it to Heather, you shouldn't worry he's loyal to you. You must mean a lot to him, like a sister almost."
"I am so sorry, I never meant for it to explode. My loyal friends must hate me so much right now and Neville…. I'm surprised he still stands by me when what I did could be seen as a betrayal and I do not blame him the least for it. What I did…" I trailed off.
"Heather you don't need to apologise to Tom and I, and nothing you said or did could really be counted as betrayal." Bella surprisingly tried to comfort me. She failed miserably, completely failed because Gryffindors have their own subtle reasoning and that ran into loyalty. To us what I had done after all the Slytherins had done to us it is an act of betrayal. They are much wrong in some of their assumptions but the way Draco Malfoy claimed me a friend made them think I had been conspiring with them. By that I had wronged them and to Hermione, Neville and Ginny…. They'll never forgive me for that.
"Bella, you are wrong. It might not make sense to you but by the way Draco claimed me as a friend makes it seem like I have been working with Slytherin all along. Draco has tormented them so many times it makes the act unforgivable in their eyes." I replied softly.
"Not in Neville's. Look trust me when I say he is worried about you Heather. He most certainly isn't angry about it at all, more like disgusted at your house." She smiled softly. "I know I haven't exactly been kind to you Heather in the past or possibly to come but I would not lie about this to you. Neville cares about you and is trying to find you Heather." She smiled softly again. "Look I saw you as a threat but I know now this is not true, please trust me."
~ She is telling the truth Eva, trust me. You know I wouldn't lye and this is in parseltongue so Eva Rosa I couldn't anyway. ~ Tom hissed softly.
~You cannot lye in parseltongue? ~ My eyes widened at the new information. How interesting…but it also means if I don't get a grip and finally be able to tell the difference between normal English and parseltongue Tom can worm things out of me like my death wish for one. Not good at all if he finds out, if anyone ever finds out!
~ You didn't know? ~ He hissed confused.
~No I didn't know I don't know much about this language. ~ I replied softly, then I realised that Bella was looking at me wide eyed as she discovered that I alike Tom could speak the language of the snakes.
~ Do you know about parselmagic? ~ He hissed.
~ Sorry but I do not, I barely know much because I'm the only speaker aside from you and Voldermort alive. It is also classed as a dark gift so I can't really speak it often in this school for they'll start going on about how I've joined the dark side, but right now seeing as how the school are being complete lunatics it really doesn't matter. ~ I replied.
~ Do you want me to teach you? ~ He asked softly.
~ I don't even know what parselmagic is yet Tom. ~ I rolled my eyes at him.
~ Magic in the snake tongue I guess is how you could describe it, although to warn you it is fairly potent and is classed dark. ~ He warned.
~ Ok, I guess it would be useful knowing it, even if it is dark. Technically parseltongue is classed as dark so I'm not that bothered about learning it. Though we would have to arrange a time and a place where no one could interfere that would be the tricky part. ~ I smiled at the idea of learning something no other student would be capable of.
~ Fine- wait hang on Bella's still here isn't she? ~ He groaned softly.
~ Yes she is unless she has wondered out of the corridor. ~ I snickered.
~ Damn, why didn't you warn me? ~ He cursed.
~ You got me distracted on parselmagic. ~ I reminded him.
~ Good point…~ He hissed. "Sorry Eva and I got a little carried away with the whole parseltongue thing."
"Wait when did you know she could speak parseltongue? Oh and why did you call her Eva?" She demanded I couldn't really blame her this time. I would have demanded the same exact questions, wouldn't you? Strange how everything has changed so much since Tom had travelled here through time. I can hardly say though despite the drastic turns of my life since that I would change it now; in truth I have now found out many things that I would never exchange for anything. I have discovered who I can trust and although I have probably lost any friend who way loyal I have grown stronger. I will always regret what I have done to them but time cannot be meddled with….
Tom bite his lip. "Well I only found out today Bella, and as for why I called her Eva it is because it is her middle name. Heather just doesn't feel right to say and you can hardly shorten it yet alone create an anagram of it."
Bella laughed. "You have always loved fiddling with people's names. So what is her 'new name' in full?" She asked while I was bewildered.
"Eva Rosa." Tom smiled proudly.
Bella blinked. "That is one beautiful name, lucky her middle names are much more to you taste Tom. His name for me in private is Imogen Teal. Imogen is my middle name and teal means Blue, the colour of bluebells and if you shorten that…" She trailed off. "Tom loves playing around with names."
"Bellatrix have you found her?" Neville called I whipped around.
"Neville?" I asked shocked he had actually come to find me at all.
"Oh my Heather, I am so sorry for what happened to you in the hall!" He ran over quickly. "Honestly I am so sorry I wasn't there to stand up for you, please forgive me. I should have sensed something wasn't right when I saw Ron looking through a rule book, I am honestly so sorry Heather! Please forgive me!"
"Neville you have nothing to be sorry for, it is me who should be sorry; I never meant to betray you. Draco just supported me and-" Neville interrupted me.
"What?" He asked softly.
"Please forgive me Neville." As I saw his face fall I blurted it out.
"No not that Heather, but why are you sorry?" He asked softly. "You have nothing to be sorry for at all; Draco Malfoy was being kinder than anyone else was being to you. If that's how far Gryffindor has fallen than our reputation should be way worse than Slytherin's. Heather you acted like a true Gryffindor; you should not be prosecuted because of the idiots that our house has fallen too."
"You really don't care about it?" I asked softly.
"Really I don't care Heather. I must say resigning from the quiditch team was a master stroke honestly; it has caused Ron so many problems. The whole house has now turned hostile towards him, it was quite brilliant. Now they are trying to plot ways to convince you back to the fold but to be honest I seriously doubt they'll succeed this time." He grinned.
"True but it serves them right doesn't it?" Bella smiled.
Neville's eyes widened. "Yes I suppose it does." He stumbled.
"Neville please if Heather can bring it in her heart to trust Tom Marvolo Riddle than please trust me when I say I really do not want to because you this much pain." Bella murmured. "Look Tom will one day try to kill heather and I shall torture your parents but hell knows we hate the future. We have no idea why we would ever go that far Neville please trust us when we say that we do not want to do it." Bella murmured.
"Do you really trust Tom Heather?" Neville asked softly.
"Yes…." I breathed looking at Tom and his indigo eyes. Tom smiled softly. "He has done nothing to harm me, far from it Neville. I know it probably weird but it is with both of us. Despite what I have done and he will do we cannot help but feel linked in some way Neville." I murmured looking into Tom's complex eyes.
Neville smiled weakly. "Then I shall try to forgive you Bella." He replied to her. "Umbridge has now gone on the war path. She's been made Hogwarts inquisitor, and has already created certain rules that must be abided by all. She also caught Ron and Hermione the other day trying to recruit people for a defence club so now every club formed needs her permission."
"Well I guess Quiditch would have to gain her permission anyway." I say with a smirk.
"What?" Both Bella and Neville asked at the same time, their eyes both widened.
"Well Quiditch counts as a club too so yes the Gryffindor teams might not be allowed to play anyway, and then they would have the trouble of trying to find a new seeker. Finding a new seeker would probably prove to be a challenge anyway for them so Gryffindors team might just drop out completely." Tom explained smirking.
"So brilliant timing in choosing to resign; Gryffindor will now quickly lose morals." Bella laughed.
"Hey Heather and I are Gryffindors remember?" Neville exclaimed.
"Yes but you two are now honouree Slytherin because you get along with the heir of Slytherin and Heather here can speak snake not just parseltongue but you speak with just as much cunning too." Bella laughed.
I rolled my eyes. "You do know most Gryffindors would take offense at that?"
"Oh my point exactly." She smiled, Neville couldn't help but laugh.
"Heather is not normal anywhere." He joined in.
I just groaned. ~ Why do they keep picking on me? ~ I whined.
~Eva, Eva, Eva…. You're speaking parseltongue again. ~ Tom tutted.
~ Damn, you're seriously going to have teach me how to stay in one language or switch at will because not knowing when I'm speaking it is seriously getting on my nerves. ~ He just chuckled at my comment.
~ You know I might just choose to leave it this way, it makes you more unpredictable…~ He grinned.
An: I know this didn't have much action in it but was it ok?